Four Die In Spring Storm Striking Central Arkansas
A spring storm killed four people and injured many as it swept across Central Arkansas. At Cummins State Prison Farm eleven prisoners, all negroes, were missing after a wind tore down a stockade. England, Arkansas saw about 300000 in damages to stores and homes, while Little Rock and North Little Rock suffered combined losses exceeding 1 million dollars. Prison losses and crop damage were also reported, with totals over ten thousand dollars at Tucker and Cummins prisons.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Cummins State Prison Farm
Here
England
North Little Rock
Arkansas Gazette
Tucker and Cummins
Severe Clean Up After Birmingham Storm Bashes City
North Alabama residents face overcast skies after yesterday’s high winds and torrential rains. A downtown cloudburst flooded the Redmont lobby and a new Kress building basement, with pumps removing water. Stores, basements, and outbuildings flooded near Wilsonville. Rainfall reached 2.56 inches in 24 hours, with higher rates in 30 minutes. A man escaped when floodwaters trapped his car at 28th Street. A 7 year old girl was swept through a culvert into a flooded street and hospitalized for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
North Alabama
Redmont
19Th Street
Third Avenue
Kress
Four Mile
Wilsonville
Shelby County
Weather Bureau
O. Reemer
Redmont Road
Red Mountain
Jimmie Richburg
28Th Street
15Th Avenue
Melvin Jean Norris
Ensley
Archbishop Spellman Installed In New York Archdiocese
Francis Spellman, former Whitman grocer’s son, was installed as the sixth archbishop of New York at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The ceremony drew hundreds of clergy and thousands of laypeople amid chimes and pomp, with 500 police directing crowds outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W York
Grocer’s
New York
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Fifth Avenue
Ravanello
Francis Joseph Spellman
Fifth and
Madison Avenues
Spellman
Whitman
St. Patrick's
Anglers Flock to Waters as Morgan County Rodeo Opens
The second annual Morgan County fish rodeo began in drizzle with hundreds of anglers on Wheeler and Wilson Lakes and surrounding streams. Boats filled the water from the Tennessee River bridge area to Whiteside as registration totals hovered in the several hundred range. Cullman leads with 31 registrations as early activity continues ahead of Thursday prize awards and a Brunswick stew at Delano Park.
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Morgan County
Wheeler and Wilson Lakes
Delano Park
Tennessee River Bridge
Whiteside
Wilson Lake
Bert Childs
Rodeo
Lee Street
Conservation Leader Dr. Walter Jones Plans Southern Tour
Dr. Walter B. Jones of the Alabama Conservation Commission will address a Selma conservation meeting tonight. He then travels to Gadsden for a game wardens conference, attends the DeSoto State park dedication, speaks at a Decatur civic club, and joins Morgan County fishermen at a rodeo.
Cullman Man Wins Grand Prize in Local Fishing Rodeo
Ray, a Cullman resident, won the grand prize while many neighbors plan to replicate the feat this year. Early registrations drew participants from Nashville, Birmingham, Athens, Albertville, Anniston, Huntsville, the Tri Cities, Town Creek, Hartselle, Moulton, Courtland, Trinity, Flint, Decatur and Scottsboro. The Morgan County Conservation Club sponsors the rodeo and officials clarified rules, stressing registration before entering catches and compliance with state laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Cullman
Nashville
Birmingham
Athens
Albertville
Anniston
Huntsville
Tri-Cities
Town Creek
Hartselle
Moulton
Courtland
Trinity
Flint
Decatur
Scottsboro
Childs
Morgan County Conservation Club
Falkville
Lee Street
Alabama
Wheeler Lake
Wilson Lake
TVA tax problem prompts near solution, Alabama lawmakers say
State Senator Oliver E. Young led a delegation that met TVA officials in Knoxville to seek replacement for state and county taxes lost through public acquisition of utilities. He said a satisfactory plan was reached on tax loss figures if TVA expands to 15 upstate counties, with estimated losses at 303000 dollars annually.
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Montgomery
Ala
Oliver E. Young
Alabama
TVA
Knoxville
Dixon
Young
TVA Power
Authority
wTve
H. H. Booth
R. S. Thomas
Morgan
John Lapsley
State Department of Revenue
Miss Shaddix Called Home
Miss Maggie Shaddix aged 24 died at the home of sister Mrs Gertrude Oden Addison route one after a lingering illness. Survived by four sisters all of Addison route one. funeral Tuesday at Edmonfield Church with Rev H L Whittington. interment at Edmonfield. Pallbearers Burl Gorman Willie Shurl Earl and Phil Harris. Flowers by Vila Garrison Irene Carrell Vera Carrell Frances Wilkins Christine Lee Lois Mays Reginer Justice Dorothy Nell Oden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Shaddix
Gertrude Oden
Addison
Oden
Arlene Shaddix
Alma. Shaddix
Lorene Shaddix
Edmonfield Church
H. L. Whittington
Peck
Burl
Gorman
Willie
Shurl
Earl
Phil Harris
Vila Garrison
Irene Carrell
Vera Carrell
Frances Wilkins
Christine Lee
Lois Mays
Reginer Justice
Dorothy Nell Oden
Funds Released To Schools In Montgomery
State Comptroller I C Heck released 794307 dollars to schools in Montgomery today. Of the total 450000 came from the sales tax, 300000 from the tobacco tax, and 44307 from the property tax relief fund. He noted the sales tax release was double the usual amount due to shifting the distribution date from the 15th to the 23rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
I. C. Heck
Heck
Witness Asked About Semitic Blood Of Notables
Felix M. McWhirter Indianapolis banker told the house Unamerican Investigating Committee his inquiry into Mrs Cordell Hulls Jewish blood was for his own information. He noted letters to James Campbell of Owensboro Kentucky asking about Mrs Hull and questioned what he knew of Landon and White semitic connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Felix M. McWhirter
Indianapolis
House
Unamerican
Cordell Hull
Indiana
Republican State Central Committee
James E. Campbell
Owensboro
Campbell
Alfred M. Landon
William Allen White
Kansas
Republic Steel sues CIO over 1937 strike damages
The Republic Steel Corporation files in federal court for 7.5 million dollars against the Congress of Industrial Organizations the CIO president John L. Lewis and related groups, alleging a 1937 strike caused threefold damages under the Clayton act. The suit cites a conspiracy to close Republic Steel plants and notes prior wage claims and other related actions in labor disputes history.
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Republic Steel
Lewis and Cio Group
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corporation Today
Congress of Industrial Organizations
The
Steel] Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
John L. Lewis
Little Steel
Republic
SWOC
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Inland Steel
Cleveland Law Firm
CTO
National Relations Board
NLRB
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Damgaes
Apex Hosiery
Branch No. 1
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
D. BF. Loewe & Co
Danbury
Surplus Sale Plan Moves Forward In New York
WPA relief recipients in Rochester begin voluntary participation in a surplus crop sale using orange stamps for purchases and blue stamps free for surplus foods. Since May 16, participants have spent 33,266 in orange stamps and received 16,633 in blue stamps, with 3 600 eligible and 753 expressing intent to join.
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Rochester
N. Y
WPA
Works Progress Administration
Robert G. Hoffman
Albany
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Britain France press for mutual aid pact amid Soviet ties
In Geneva talks the French general staff pressures for a three power treaty linking Britain France and the Soviet Union to counter Germany and Italy. Halifax weighs wider pact as Darlan backs Soviet guarantees while Danzig issues stir. Italy seeks Spanish war debt repayment with iron ore and other resources.
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Britain
France
Russia
Geneva
League of Nations Council
Viscount Halifax
Daladier
Soviet Union
League
Charles J. Aan de Reynold
Ieemve
Danzig
Eee Ene Rere
Poland
Helmuth Andres
Kalthof
Tigenhof
Andres
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Spain
Generalissimo
Franco
IL Duce
Merit Bill To Get Test In High Court
Governor Frank M Dixon said he acquiesced in Senator Lemuel Simpson suggestion to test the state merit system law before the Supreme Court at an early date. Dixon planned a lunch conference with Simpson to discuss starting a test case in circuit court or seeking directly an advisory opinion from the high court. Simpson, co author of the merit system act, favored testing the law before July 18 when the legislature reconvenes to quickly address any defects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Frank M. Dixon
Lemuel Simpson
Supreme Court
Dixon
Simpson
Circuit Court
Jefferson County
U S Submarine Down Off Island Near Shoals
The U S Navy submarine Squall with 62 men aboard was reported down in 240 feet of water off White Island about five miles southeast of the Isle of Shoals. The naval tug Wandank and the submarine rescue ship Falcon were dispatched to the scene after the dive at 8 40 a m failed to bring the vessel to the surface within an hour.
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Portsmouth
N.H
White Island
Isle of Shoals
New Hampshire
Wandank
Falcon
Quintuplets Impress Royal Visit In Toronto Audience
The Dionne quintuplets charmed King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during a 19 minute Toronto audience. The quints spoke French, offered bouquets, and drew praise from the queen who called them among the most beautiful children.
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Ty Frank H. King
Winniepeg
Dionne
Quints
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Phetr—majesties
Lake Superior
Winnipeg
Callander
Toronto
Allan Roye Dafoe
Dafoe
Cecile
Emilie
Annette
Yvonne
Marie
Dr. Dafoe
Beauty the Suints
J. A. Valin
David Williamson
Yates Defeats Scot Cameron to Reach British Amateur Final
Charley Yates of Atlanta defeated Scot Donald Cameron 2 and 1 to advance to the third round of the British amateur golf championship, where he will meet Dick Chapman of Greenwich, Conn. Chapman beat M. W. Budd 5 and 3, after an early surge by Cameron.
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Hoylake
Eng
Charley Yates
Atlanta
Donald Cameron
Dick Chapman
Greenwich
Conn
Chapman
M. W. Budd
Cameron
Yates
Mother Goose Hatches Seven as Hawk Nest Orphans Care Provided
In Kemmerer Wye on May 22 a mother goose nested in a tree near town hatched seven young hawks and swam away with four. CCC enrollees are caring for the orphans as a community effort.
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Kemmerer
Wye
CCC
Bad Men Captured After Idaho Prison Break
Three Western bad men who escaped from a Garden Valley prison are taken back into custody after surrounding search teams and a posse forced them to surrender from a mountain cabin. Leaders Cliff Daugherty Edgar Pruett and Raymond Curtis yielded as guards and guardsmen closed in aided by rancher sighting and a boy’s alert. Lonnie Walling remained at large with investigators doubting his capture.
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Crouch
Idaho
Garden Valley
Boise
Lonnie Walling
George Craig
Craig
Gordon
Cliff Daugherty
Edgar Pruett
Raymond Curtis
Small Borrower Staging Comeback
Charles A. Jones, HOLC general manager, said households of small or moderate income are staging an economic recovery. HOLC records show a surge in paid-in-full loans, payments of back instalments, higher collections versus 1938, and a record increase in small home sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles A. Jones
Home Owners’ Loan Corp
HOLC
Jones
Rogersville OKs $15,000 Waterworks Bond Issue
Finance Director A R Forsyth approved today a $15,000 waterworks bond issue for the town of Rogersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
A. R. Forsyth
Rogersville
Decatur Home Show Opens at Civic Center This Week
Decatur hosts a three day home show at the Civic Center on Ferry street in tandem with the Laurel street incinerator project. Citizens repair clean up and paint up campaigns while merchants set up booths. A cotton fashion show Saturday night at 9 30 features models in cotton outfits. General Chairman Charles Rountree urges committee members to meet at 7 30 tonight. Shows run 2 30 PM each afternoon and 7 30 PM each night.
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Decatur
Civic Center
Ferry Street
Laurel Street
Charles Rountree
Queen Mary Escapes Serious Injury After Auto Crash
London reports Queen Mary suffered bruising and shock from an automobile accident in Putney. She rested at a doctor’s house, was helped out of the overturned car, then driven away in a royal vehicle, appearing shaken but not seriously hurt. The event prompted public concern as her 72nd birthday approached.
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London
Mary
Putney
Marlborough House
Queen Mary
Queen Mother Mary
George V
King George VI
Elizabeth
Canada
United States
Prize Pig Sale Draws About 100 Attendees
About 100 people attended the Turner Coal and Graft Company auction at the Cooper Cowan farm in Limestone County. J. T. Royer of Decatur route 3 won first prize, a pig and hog warmer, for correctly guessing the 240 pound six month old pig’s weight. Herschel Shelby of 1326 Third Avenue South won second prize, a checkerboard knife, for nearest guess on the 96 pound pig weighing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Coal and Graft Company
J. T. Royer
Decatur Route 3
Herschel Shelby
Third Avenue
South
Cooper Cowan
Limestone County
Weather report for Tennessee and Alabama with showers
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 19.9 feet with a 24 hour high of 76 and low of 67. Rainfall totaled .383 inches. Local thunder showers and moderate southerly winds were expected along the coasts of Alabama, with Tennessee seeing local showers and thundershowers tonight and Wednesday and little change in temperature.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Cene
Gloudhurst
Joe
Shaddix
Chairman Dies
D.-Tex
McWhirter
Landon
White
Associated Press
U. S
HS Frisco
Franklin Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Beltsville, Md
O. K
Painter
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